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SULKY PLOW No. 309,748. Patented Dec. 23, 1884.

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JOHN S. TRIMBLE, OF SHELBY, OHIO.

suLKY-PLow.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 309,748, dated December 23, 1884:.

Application filed February 30, 1854. (No model.)

To alt w/wm it may concern: is constructed of tubing, the pieces of which Be it known that I, JOHN S. TRIMBLE, of arejoined together by ordinary fittings- Shelby, in the county of Richland and State such as elbows, Ts, and crosses. When other of Ohio, have invented certain new and use portions are to be secured to the frame, Ts are 55 ful Improvements in Sulky-Plows; and I do used with their side openings of suitable size hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and turned in the direction required for securand exact description of the invention, such as ing such parts. will enable others skilled in the art to which A and A are the ends of the frame, to which it pertains to make and use the same. arejoined thelongitudinal parts a, a, a", and a. 60 To My invention relates to sulky plows, the ob- A is an extension for rigidly supporting the ject being to provide a land-wheel with adjusttongue able and removable cutter-blades arrangedcin B is the plow secured to the beam 0, that, cumferentially and projecting from the pedirectly over the center of the plow at b, is riphery of the wheel midway in cross-section, pivotally secured to and operates between the 65 forming a colter. a parts a and a At the front end the beam The invention further consists in the pecuhas a limited vertical movement between the liar construction of this wheel, adapting it to guides c and c, that are secured, respectively, receive and clamp and hold the cutter-blades t0 the partso and a. in the position required, in a manner herein- D is a lever of the bell-crank variety, piv- 7o after shown. oted at cl to the part a", and the short arm The invention further consists in securing thereof provided with a laterally-projecting the axle for this wheel in such a manner and pin, (1, that operates in a slot in the beamO, providing such actuating mechanism that the as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The long axle may be turned more or less in a horizonarm of the lever is provided with a bell-crank 75 F tal plane, whereby the colter-wheel ismade lever that operates a spring-dog that engages to follow curves and turn corners with ease I notches on the sector D, that is also secured and without side draft. to the part a". The spring-dog and attach- The invention further consists in an imment are on the back side of the lever and proved jointer secured by a ballandsocket not shown; but are of the same construction as '80 joint and otherwise made adjustable. those shown on lever H.

The invention further consists in the de- By operating the lever D the plow is guided tails of construction and combination of parts so as to enter the ground the required depth; hereinafter described, and pointed out in the or the point of the plow may be elevated, so claims. as to pass over obstructions. 5 v In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is l The wheel E is mounted on the axle E, that a side elevation of my improved plow, but is secured to the parts a and a, preferably by with port-ions of the frame broken away. Fig. bolts through the axle, and screwed into the 2 is a plan view of the frame, the plow-beam, vertical side openings in the Ts e and 0',

wheels, and axles, and a portion of the draftthat are above the axle. 9 o pole. Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevation of F is a combined land and colter wheel a portion of the colter-wheel. Fig. at is an elemounted on the axle G, that is pivoted by a vation of the hub and a portion of the spokes bolt (not shown) that passes vertically through of the colter-wheel, and in eross-section the the axle and is screwed into the side opening rim of the wheel and the colter'blade. Fig. 5 of the T9. The inner end of the axle G oper- 95 5 is a view in perspective of two of the colterates horizontally between the ways H, (leblades, showing the manner of joining them pending from the part a and is slotted to reat the ends. Fig. 6 is an enlarged view in ceive the lower end of the lever H, that is perspective of the jointer and the ball-andpivoted at h to the part (6 socket joint and other adjusting mechanism By means of the lever H the axle G may be I00 by which the jointer is held. turned to a limited extent on a horizontal The frame of the plow, as shown in Fig. 2, plane, so as to guide the wheel F, as may be required, to avoid a side draft in making curves or in turning corners.

To the leverH is pivotally attached the lever P of the bell-crank variety, the short arm of which is connected by the link 1) to the spring-dog O, that engages notches on the sector h, and by means of which the lever may be adjusted and held in the position re quired. The rim of the wheel F is divided circumferentially into two parts, between which are secured the cutter-blades I, that form the oolter. The spokes of the wheel are preferably small tubes, and alternate spokes support opposite sides of the rim and are sufficiently flexible to admit of drawing the two parts of the rim toward each other by bolts in securing the cutter-blades. These blades are provided with slots '6, through which the bolts j pass. By means of these slots the blades I may be adjusted, so as to extend the distance beyond the periphery of the wheel that is required to sever the turf. The ends of the blades may be made male and female, as shown in Fig. 5, for mutual lateral support. When the boltsj are screwed up tight, the blades I are held firm, as in a vise. By loosening the bolts the blades may be ad justed at any time, and by withdrawing the bolts the blades may be taken out and sharpened by an ordinary blacksmith. "hese blades are of thin tempered steel, and are therefore durable, and are operated with little power. The wheel F is located at such a distance from the plow on the landside that the colter will sever the turf the width of a furrow from the plow.

In plowing it is desirable that the furrow be turned over and laid down smoothlyin the trench of the adjacent previously-turned furrow; but, instead of this, the furrows, when turned down, are inclined to overlap the adjacent furrows. To remedy this difficulty, jointers are provided to slice off the top edge of the furrow when in nearly a vertical position, so that the severed part will first fall into the trench, carrying with it any straw or litter that may be on the furrow, after which the remainder of the furrow, as it is turned over, fits snugly down in the trench, so that the plowed field presents that smooth even surface that is the delight of practical farmers.

My improvcdjointer consists of the blade K, provided with the shank k, that may be bent at any angle required, and that terminates in the ball is, that fits in the socket Z of the supporting-arm L. This arm is bent at right angles, and the upright part provided with the slot L, through which the bolt passes that secures the arm to the plow, and by means of which the arm is vertically adjustable. A slot, Z, and a bolt, Z is provided. By means of the former the sides of the socket may be separated slightly to admit the ball k, and by means of the latter the sides of the socket may be drawn together, so as to grasp and secure the ball in the position in which it may be placed in adjusting the blade K. "With this construction the jointer is easily and universally adjustable.

M is the seat, supported by one or more springs, m, secured to the frame in any convenient manner. A draft-arm, 0 may be attached to the under side of the plow-beam.

In place of the tongue 0, thills may be substituted when required.

What I claim is- 1. In a wheel-plow, the combination, with a frame, a short axle pivoted near its outer end to said frame, and a land-wheel journaled to said axle and provided on its peripherywith adjustable cutters, of a lever for moving the axle horizontally, substantially as set forth.

2. In a wheel-plow, the combination, with a frame, a short axle pivoted near its outer end to the-frame and supported at its inner end between guides, a wheel, and cutters adjustably secured to said wheel, of a lever for moving the axle horizontally, substantially as set forth.

3. In a sulkyplow, the combination, with the adjustable arm L, provided with an adjustable socket, Z, of the jointer K, provided with the ball is, adapted to operate in said socket, by means of which the jointer is made universally adjustable.

4. In a wheel-plow, the combination, with aframe, a short axle pivoted nearits outer end to the frame and supported at its inner end between guides, a wheel j ournaled on the axle, and cutters secured to the periphery of the wheel, of a lever for moving the axle horizontally, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification, in the presence of two witnesses, this 21st day of January, 1884,.

J OHN S. TBIlWIBLE.

XVitnesses:

Orms. I-I. Donna, ALBERT E. LYNCH. 

